The mystery revealed: David Ferrer will train Casper Ruud next year

Last October 15 David Ferrer announced that he was ending his time as captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team. The former tennis player from Jávea will say goodbye to his position at the end of November in the 8-man Final that will be held in Bologna to return to the circuit as a coach.

From that moment Numerous rumors were unleashed about who would be the player he would coach. starting this December, and there was even speculation that the chosen one would be Rafa Jódar.

Well, it won’t be the tennis player from Madrid. As revealed this Saturday by Eurosport, David Ferrer will become Casper Ruud’s new coach.

The Norwegian, who said goodbye to the Paris Masters 1000 after losing to Carlos Alcaraz, will finish this season in 18th place in the world ranking after a period of time in which the results have not been as expected and which have even led him to consider his future.

“Last year I had some mental problems. I was not feeling well psychologically, but I sought helpit worked and I got a quick response. I started to feel much better, so it helped me a lot to have someone to talk to about certain things,” explained the Norwegian this week in an interview with the newspaper ‘L’Équipe’.

“The matches are exciting, but they are also extremely mentally draining. When you play so many tournaments, it is difficult to find time to improve as a tennis player. Training becomes very repetitive and you end up wondering if you can still progress,” Ruud continued.

“It scared me to feel that. It wasn’t pleasant. I sought help and tried to manage the situation in the best way possible.. We found a solution and several techniques I can use if that feeling overcomes me again. But I hope it doesn’t happen again,” Ruud said.

“I did everything possible to get out of that state and this season things are going much better. I have become aware that my career will not last forever and that I have to try to enjoy it during the years I have left on the circuit. But yes, sometimes it is difficult to overcome certain situations” concluded the Norwegian, who in the coming weeks will begin an intense preseason with Ferrer to arrive in the best possible conditions for the first major event of 2027, the Australian Open.